Fasti. Books I-III / Ovid ; edited with an introduction, translation and commentary by A. Everett Beek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D., author.

Contributor:

Beek, Anna Everett, translator, editor, writer of added commentary.

Series:

Aris & Phillips classical texts.

Liverpool scholarship online.

Aris & Phillips classical texts

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D--Translations into English.

Ovid.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

Parallel Latin text and English translation and notes.

Summary:

Ovid's 'Fasti' is a journey through ancient Rome, using the calendar as a guide. The reader of this poem tours the monuments of the Augustan-era city, witnesses both urban and rustic seasonal festivals, and commemorates the epic events of long-past history. The reader also experiences the passage of the year, as measured by the natural world: the rising and setting of constellations, the migration of birds, and the comforting rhythms of agriculture. Throughout, Ovid enlivens the narrative with myths, including Romulus and Remus, Callisto and Jupiter, Lucretia and Tarquinius, Hercules and Cacus, and many more. In doing so, he evokes the questions of what constitutes justice, or glory, or patriotism.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 30, 2023).

Contains:

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Fasti. Book 1. English.

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Fasti. Book 1.

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Fasti. Book 2. English.

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Fasti. Book 2.

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Fasti. Book 3. English.

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Fasti. Book 3.

ISBN:

1-80207-221-7

1-80207-909-2